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How To Hold A Guitar Pick Properly (For Strumming & Speed)

How To Hold A Guitar Pick Properly (For Strumming & Speed)

by Theo | Jul 5, 2022 | Blog, Instruction, Technique

One of the most crucial things for a beginner guitarist to learn is how to hold the pick correctly. If you hold on too tightly or in an improper posture, you risk being tense, in discomfort, and producing an unpleasant sound. However, if you hold your pick too...
How Many Guitar Chords Are There? (Complete Guide)

How Many Guitar Chords Are There? (Complete Guide)

by Theo | Jun 8, 2022 | Blog, Instruction, Practice

A guitar chord is simply the simultaneous playing of two or more notes.  Chords can be played in an arpeggio, which means the notes are played in a specific order, or all at once by strumming. There are numerous chord types, each with its own distinct sound. Some...
How To Pick Guitar Chords For Irish Folk Music By Ear

How To Pick Guitar Chords For Irish Folk Music By Ear

by Jason | Feb 24, 2021 | Blog, Celtic Guitar, Instruction

Editor’s note: this is another brilliant post by Nye Farley What key is the tune in? The first thing you need to know when you’re trying to find the right chords for a tune is its key. Celtic music is written in one of four “modes”. The modes are a set of seven scales...
How to play Celtic rhythms on guitar

How to play Celtic rhythms on guitar

by RT Hough | Jun 9, 2020 | Blog, Celtic Guitar, Instruction

Note: this is a guest post by Nye Farley If you are just starting out playing Celtic music on the guitar it can be difficult to pick up the rhythms. Folk guitarists often seem to have a kind of innate grasp of which patterns fit with which tunes.  Many...
If You Can Whistle You Can Play Jigs On Acoustic Guitar

If You Can Whistle You Can Play Jigs On Acoustic Guitar

by RT Hough | Dec 19, 2018 | Blog, Celtic, Instruction

You can learn how to play Irish and Scottish jigs on acoustic guitar very quickly, but you can also spend a lifetime perfecting this style; read on… How to play Irish jigs on guitar Many jigs can be played very simply. You strum for every beat and change chords...
How To Play Guitar In Drop D Tuning

How To Play Guitar In Drop D Tuning

by RT Hough | Sep 2, 2017 | Blog, Celtic Guitar, Drop D Tuning, Instruction, Jamming, Quebecois, Technique

My first exposure to Drop D tuning was from the guitar playing of Stephen Stills. It floored me with the amazing full sound and I wondered how I could ever learn how to play guitar like that. All I knew was that you simply tune the low E string to a D and that was it....
Little Secrets To Learn How To Play Lead Guitar

Little Secrets To Learn How To Play Lead Guitar

by RT Hough | Feb 9, 2017 | Blog, Bluegrass, Blues, Electric, Instruction, Jamming, Online Guitar Lessons

Many aspiring guitarists want to learn how to play lead guitar only to discover that it looks much easier than it actually is. You can’t blame them though, just watch somebody who makes it look almost effortless, as if they always knew how to play guitar like...
Learn Guitar Chords…the 5 essential ones you need to know

Learn Guitar Chords…the 5 essential ones you need to know

by RT Hough | Feb 2, 2017 | Blog, Instruction, Practice, Theory

It is not that hard to learn guitar chords. Did you know that there are essentially only 5 basic major chord formations? Really, there are only 5 basic shapes? You don’t need to know any guitar music theory, well maybe a little, to get started. Once you learn...
Play Better Guitar By Training Your Disobedient Little Finger

Play Better Guitar By Training Your Disobedient Little Finger

by RT Hough | Jan 24, 2017 | Blog, Instruction, Practice

Playing better guitar is what the Master Guitar Guide is all about. There are so many areas to work on that it can seem a little overwhelming at times. Slow down, take some deep breaths and smile a bit! It actually helps. Then there is the matter of the little finger...
Why Jamming On Guitar Is The Best Thing You Can Do

Why Jamming On Guitar Is The Best Thing You Can Do

by RT Hough | Jan 23, 2017 | Blog, Instruction, Jamming, Online Guitar Lessons

Jamming on guitar is one of the central parts of the Master Guitar Guide; in fact, if you don’t play well with others I really don’t know why you would even play guitar! I suppose you could sit in your room and play up a storm, but it would be a pretty empty and sad...
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